57,500 CHF
Omega De Ville - Central Tourbillon, No. 13 Omega, “De Ville - Central Tourbillon”, No. 13. Launched in 1994 as the world’s first automatic wristwatch with central tourbillon regulator in honor of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Omega. Very fine and rare, self-winding, water-resistant, platinum and diamond chronometer wristwatch with visible central one-minute flying tourbillon regulator. Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, stepped rounded bezel set with 60 diamonds, stepped downturned lugs, crown to set time on the embossed case back, domed sapphire crystal. Guilloche decorated blued gold plate with silver lozenge hour markers under 2 superimposed and revolving concentric sapphire discs with silver-painted lozenge hands, central aperture for the one-minute flying tourbillon regulator with Omega-shaped steel carriage. Cal. 1170, fausses cotes and oeil-de-perdrix decoration, 48 jewels, lateral lever escapement with central one-minute flying tourbillon regulator, monometallic balance, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, platinum rotor. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 39 mm. Thickness 13 mm. The Property of a German Collector
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-03-27
